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CSIR developed indigenous Mechanized Scavenging System

CSIR developed indigenous Mechanized Scavenging System

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) demonstrated the CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur developed indigenous Mechanized Scavenging System successfully at the premises of the CSIR-National Physical Laboratory. This cost-effective machine will be deployed in Metro and tier-2 and tier-3 cities It will handle the blockage caused by plastic and other non-biodegradable domestic thrown-away items, debris, intrusion of tree roots, etc. It […]

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Dr Jitendra Singh dedicates ‘Sardar Patel Leadership Centre’ to the Nation in Mussoorie

Dr Jitendra Singh dedicates ‘Sardar Patel Leadership Centre’ to the Nation in Mussoorie

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh dedicated “Sardar Patel Leadership Centre” to the nation at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie. The facility was inaugurated on the occasion of

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Chennai-Mysore-Chennai Shatabdi Express gets IMS certification

Chennai-Mysore-Chennai Shatabdi Express gets IMS certification

The Chennai-Mysore-Chennai Shatabdi Express has become the first Integrated Management Systems (IMS) certified train of Southern Railway. It has also become the first Shatabdi train and second mail/express train of Indian Railways to receive the IMS certification. It got the certificate for world-class maintenance of the train, environment-friendly resources, and convenient and safe travel of

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India’s First Unique Manned Ocean Mission Samudrayan at Chennai launched

India’s First Unique Manned Ocean Mission Samudrayan at Chennai launched

Union Minister Jitendra Singh has launched India’s First Manned Ocean Mission Samudrayan at Chennai. With this, India joins the elite club of nations such as the USA, Russia, Japan, France, and China to have such underwater vehicles for carrying out subsea activities. It shall facilitate in carrying out deep ocean exploration of the non-living resources such as polymetallic manganese, hydro-thermal sulphides,

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National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas): 31 October

National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas): 31 October

The Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is observed every year in India on October 31 since 2014. National Unity Day commemorates the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India’s first Home Minister, who played an important role in persuading many princely states to join the Union of India. 2021 marks the 146th anniversary of the great leader. He played an instrumental role in India’s

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World Cities Day: 31 October

World Cities Day: 31 October

World Cities Day is observed globally on October 31 every year to promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization. The day was established on December 27, 2013, by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution A/RES/68/239 and the occasion was first marked in 2014. The first World Cities Day was launched in October

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ADB approves $250 million loans for India’s National Industrial Corridor Development Program (NICDP)

ADB approves $250 million loans for India’s National Industrial Corridor Development Program (NICDP)

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it has approved a USD 250 million (about Rs 1,875 crore) loan to support India’s National Industrial Corridor Development Program (NICDP). This is the first subprogram of the programmatic USD 500 million loans to develop 11 industrial corridors spanning 17 states, the multi-lateral agency said in a statement. India’s

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